G# Minor Hexatonic Guitar Scale
Guitar scale in 8-string tuning — fretboard diagram
Tuning8-string (F#BEADGBE)
Frets24
G# Minor Hexatonic in 8-string — Notes and Intervals
The G# Minor Hexatonic scale is a six-note scale that bridges the gap between the minor pentatonic and full modal scales. On Guitar, it contains the notes G#, A#, B, C#, D#, G. It has a soulful, minor character but offers more melodic flexibility, making it a common choice for blues and jazz-rock soloing. Commonly used in Blues, Jazz-Rock, R&B, Soul. Notable players include B.B. King, Albert King, John Mayer. Use over m7 chords and blues changes. More flexible than minor pentatonic but less complex than full Dorian.
Notes: G#, A#, B, C#, D#, G
Intervals: 1P, 2M, 3m, 4P, 5P, 7M
Degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 6
Formula: W-H-W-W-4-H
Number of notes: 6
Tuning: 8-string (E-B-G-D-A-E-B-F#)
Explore This Scale in Other Tunings
- G# Minor Hexatonic in Standard Tuning
- G# Minor Hexatonic in Drop D
- G# Minor Hexatonic in DADGAD
- G# Minor Hexatonic in Open G
- G# Minor Hexatonic in Baritone (B Standard)
- G# Minor Hexatonic in 7-string
- G# Minor Hexatonic in Drop C
- G# Minor Hexatonic in Drop B
- G# Minor Hexatonic in Open D
- G# Minor Hexatonic in Half Step Down
- G# Minor Hexatonic in Open E
- G# Minor Hexatonic in Open A
- G# Minor Hexatonic in Double Drop D
- G# Minor Hexatonic in Open C